Chapter 148: The Lady Who Sells Flower Cakes
Even if the hope of finding her mother is slim enough, Luo You must try.
He has been looking for his mother for so many years, and now that he has finally found his relatives, he finally has some clues, and he naturally refuses to give up no matter what.
Speaking of which, this Luohe town is not too big, but it is not too small either.
It's just that it's not very difficult to find someone, why haven't you found it for so many years?
He Xingyao and Yan Shuqing both felt very puzzled in their hearts, but Luo You's mother was indeed missing, which made everyone have to doubt.
That day, He Xingyao and Yan Shuqing went to find Mrs. Ke, that is, Liu Suyin.
Liu Suyin looked at them for a while before she slowly spoke: "Miss He, what do you want to ask?" β
When He Xingyao heard this, he knew that she had obviously been prepared for a long time, although she didn't know why, but she also had a number in her heart.
So, she tried her best to calm her mind, and then she looked at the person in front of her and said: "Mrs. Ke, in fact, this is the case, because I promised Luo You Gongzi to help him find his mother, but we don't know so many clues, do you know where Liu Suxue, that is, your sister, appeared last?" β
Liu Suyin shook her head, looking a little embarrassed.
After a long time, she patted her head as if she suddenly thought of something, and said with her hands dancing: "By the way, I remembered, although I don't know where my sister last appeared, but the last person she saw was her fiancΓ© back then, that is, that, that, that......, that, that, that, that, that, that, that, that
I don't know why, I've already said the point, but Liu Suyin can't remember the name.
Who was her sister's fiancΓ©?
Liu Suyin searched carefully in her mind, but she found that there were many things she actually remembered, only the name of her sister's fiancΓ© back then, and she couldn't remember it anyway.
However, He Xingyao had already heard her to this point, and when she thought of the stories she told before, she naturally guessed a little.
So, He Xingyao looked directly at the person in front of him and said, "Thank you, madam, now you know who that person is." β
"Who's that guy?"
"It's Qi An."
"Yes, yes, yes, that's the name, Qi An, he always wanted to be with my sister back then, but he still didn't get his wish after all."
When she said this, Liu Suyin was finally relieved.
She always had a feeling that her sister was about to come back, and Luo You was about to reunite with his mother, and He Xingyao and Yan Shuqing, although they did not play such a big role at present, Liu Suyin had a feeling that these two people would definitely be able to help find her sister Liu Suxue.
After thinking of this, Liu Suyin bowed deeply to He Xingyao, and then said a little embarrassedly: "Miss He, since you know what the relationship between Luo You's mother and me is, then I also want to ask you, I must find his mother for him, thank you!" β
He Xingyao smiled and nodded, not saying anything.
Shuqing's eyes glanced around sharply, not knowing what he was thinking, but he couldn't see anything on the surface.
In this way, He Xingyao and Yan Shuqing soon left the Ke family, and the two of them walked aimlessly on the street, because of those clues, so they planned to visit Qi An first, maybe they could find some news, even if there was no news, they would continue to move forward to find it.
However, just as the two of them were walking, they suddenly smelled a refreshing aroma.
The aroma is light and fresh, and the street is full of stalls selling snacks, and those vendors are all very enthusiastic, buns, gruel, noodles......
Each food looks exceptionally chic, and each of these foods is fresh out of the hot pan, and it is piping hot, which makes people very appetizing at first sight.
He Xingyao and Yan Shuqing were not too hungry because they had just eaten, but perhaps because those street snacks were really good, both of them had their saliva and were in a dilemma for a while.
"Flower cakes, sell flower cakes, fresh flower cakes, sweet and delicious, not delicious, no money!"
This is a vendor selling flower cakes at the end of North Street, the sound is exceptionally crisp and loud, and the flower cakes are also hot, and it seems that the craftsmanship of the person making them is good.
He Xingyao was not very interested in these at first, but she didn't know what was going on, and she obviously didn't want to go to the vendor to see at all, but she just walked over involuntarily, and when Shuqing saw this, she quickly followed.
So the two of them went to the front of the stall together, and they both saw the scene at the end of the street.
Speaking of which, the end of this street is very deserted, but fortunately, there is such a vendor selling on the street, which adds a bit of liveliness and popularity to this deserted street.
He Xingyao looked at the flower cake on the stall carefully, and did a very good job.
So, she looked at the vendor and asked, "Hey, how do you sell this flower cake?" β
When the vendor heard this, he seemed to be a little flattered, and couldn't help but raise his head, look at her carefully and say: "Flowers, flower cakes, my flower cakes are three copper plates together, you can taste them first, and then buy them if they are delicious, no money." β
He Xingyao nodded in disbelief, and then took a piece of flower cake handed over by the vendor and tasted it.
However, the taste of this flower cake is really good.
Somehow, after eating a whole piece of flower cake, He Xingyao felt extremely satisfied in his heart, but there was always a faint sadness surrounding it.
She looked at the vendor, it was an older middle-aged woman, with a coarse cloth headscarf on her head and a coarse cloth shirt on her body, because she was going to make flower cakes, so this middle-aged woman was still wearing an apron, and her face looked very kind, but between her eyebrows, she always had a sad feeling.
He Xingyao didn't know if he was attracted by the smell of this ointment, and it took a long time to come back to his senses.
She looked at the vendor and involuntarily spoke, "Auntie, can you give me another piece of flower cake to taste?" β
The vendor smiled and nodded, and handed her another piece.
He Xingyao ate and ate, and his eyes moistened.
She finally knew that there was a taste of happiness hidden in this flower cake.
It's not that you can eat it, you can only feel it.
When she had eaten the remaining half of the cake, she began to carefully observe the shape of the flower cake.
This doesn't matter, but I didn't expect that it was really nowhere to find the iron shoes, and it didn't take any effort to get it.
At the bottom of this flower cake, there is a small snowflake, which makes the whole flower cake look delicious and beautiful.
By the way, Luo You's mother Liu Suxue usually makes pastries with little snowflakes, it can't be so coincidental, right?
He Xingyao thought this in his heart, and at the same time he felt a sense of relief, but it was accompanied by sadness and sadness, as well as uncertainty.
She looked at the flower cake for a long time, and then said, "Auntie, why are there snowflakes at the bottom of your flower cake?" Did you do it yourself? It tastes really good! β
The vendor smiled and nodded, and said, "Yes, speaking of this flower cake, it seems that I have always made it, and every time I make this cake, I always feel very happy when I print a small snowflake, like a family around me, but in fact, I am just living alone." β
He Xingyao listened to what she said, and on the surface it seemed to be calm, but in fact, he had already set off turbulent waves in his heart.
"Little girl, I see that you asked in such detail, do you want to follow me to learn this craft of making flower cakes?"
He Xingyao originally wanted to refuse, but she looked at the eldest lady in front of her, her face was really kind and kind, and for a moment, she thought of her family members who were far away in Yuecheng, and tears suddenly burst the embankment and poured down, no matter what, she couldn't stop the tears.
Yan Shuqing didn't know what she was thinking, but her expression didn't look like pain, but it didn't look like happiness, there was an indescribable taste.
He couldn't figure out why she was suddenly in tears, so he could only shake his head helplessly.
It's just that he said that Shuqing is so fortunate to be able to accompany his good friend, just silently accompanying, it is enough to be happy.
After thinking of this, he looked at He Xingyao and said: "Xingyao, since you like this flower cake so much, then we will stay here and learn the craft with the eldest mother, and I will accompany you until you learn." β
He Xingyao smiled and nodded, although the tears were still flowing, Yan Shuqing obviously felt it, she was very happy, and at the same time a little happy.
The eldest lady saw that He Xingyao had been shedding tears, and couldn't help but gently help her wipe the tears off her face, and then directly hugged her in her arms, unwilling to let go for a long time.
He Xingyao was puzzled: "Auntie, you?" β
"It's nothing, just looking at you, I always remember that I seem to have met such a kind and friendly child, but I don't have any impression in my heart at all, only so sporadic vague shadows."
In this way, Yan Shuqing accompanied the two of them to talk here for a long time, I don't know if it was because the streets were cold, so no one came to buy flower cakes for most of the day, but the three of them were happy.
In this way, until it was getting late, He Xingyao and Yan Shuqing accompanied the eldest lady together, put all the things on the small cart, and the unsold flower cakes were naturally there.
When all this was done, the three of them went to the eldest mother's house together.
The lady's house is extremely simple, but it is a relatively narrow yard, which looks very shabby, but there is not a single weed in the yard, and some vegetables are planted that are usually eaten, and when the wind blows, the leaves of those vegetables sway in the wind, adding some vitality to this yard.
He Xingyao looked at the environment of the whole courtyard, this lady looked extremely exquisite, although life was very poor, and she still lived alone, but everything was still in order, without a trace of chaos.
He Xingyao and Yan Shuqing have lived in the courtyard of the deep house since they were children, so when they saw such a simple yard and such a dilapidated house, both of them looked at it for a while, and they were a little curious.
At this time, the eldest lady said directly: "Miss He, Mr. Yan, the utensils and materials for making flower cakes have been placed in the kitchen by me, if any of you want to learn, follow me to the kitchen!" β
He Xingyao smiled and nodded.
It's just that when Yan Shuqing wanted to follow him to the kitchen, he was directly blocked by the eldest lady.
He asked inexplicably, "Auntie, didn't you just say that?" If you want to learn, follow me to the kitchen! β
The eldest lady smiled and said to him: "Young Master Yan, the eldest lady has something to say to Miss He, so don't come in and mix it up for the time being." β
Yan Shuqing pursed her lips, although she was extremely reluctant, but she still agreed.
In this way, he enjoyed the scenery alone in this courtyard, while He Xingyao and the eldest mother were talking together in the kitchen.
Seeing that the kitchen door was tightly closed, He Xingyao asked suspiciously, "Auntie, what do you want to say to me?" β
"Miss He, there is something I want to ask you for, but this matter is extremely important, so you have to promise not to tell anyone, so I can tell you."
He Xingyao nodded when he heard the eldest lady speak in such a solemn tone.
She knew that this lady who sold flower cakes must have a big secret in her heart, otherwise it would be impossible to be so cautious.
"Actually, in this town, I only know that many people call me Snow Lady, I don't know why, but I have heard those people say that they all say that I have a snow character in my name, and they also point fingers behind my back all day long."
After a pause, the eldest mother continued: "I don't know what's going on, I can't remember a lot of things in the past, I only know that my past days were probably happy, I should have had a good family, but I never remembered, every time I wanted to think about it, it was always unlucky, every time I had a headache, that feeling was like it was going to explode, it was extremely uncomfortable, so I never thought about it." β
He Xingyao quietly listened to the eldest lady describing all this, and felt a little sour in his heart.
Yes, this lady who sells flower cakes is really pitiful.
I don't know the name, I can't remember my family and the days and things in the past, although the daily life is mediocre, but what's the point?
A person who has no memory, who only knows how to live step by step, is like that kind of hanging puppet, who has no sense of autonomy at all, how can he be called a human being?
She looked at the eldest lady and thought of these things, and felt very painful in her heart.
Anyone who encounters this kind of thing must be unbearable, right? And this aunt is a little better, because she didn't get to the bottom of it, so she can go on, and she doesn't have any persistent thoughts, even if she has, she is hidden deep in her heart and can't see it, so confused, it's another kind of happiness.
"Auntie, don't worry, even if you can't remember, after so many years, isn't your life still peaceful? This is also another real life of idle clouds and wild cranes, isn't it? Why think so much? β
The eldest lady shook her head.
Why didn't she know this? It's just that life is rare to be confused, but it's also rare to be sober.
She has been confused for so many years now, how can she continue to be confused?
After thinking of this, she looked at He Xingyao and said: "Miss He, I know what you said is very reasonable, but I can't continue to be confused, because I want to find my family, I want to recover my memory, I don't want to be alone like this to the end, you don't know, I know that every time I see other people's family members and see others warm to each other, I really want to cry, I really want to find back my memories that I can't remember, and my forgotten family." β
The eldest lady choked up and spoke, her expression looking very uncomfortable.
Why isn't He Xingyao like this?
Although she had never experienced anything like this, she could empathize.
The eldest mother has been confused for most of her life, she has never remembered the past, she has never been able to find those family members, and she is still so sad, and she is just very uncomfortable when she has been separated from her family for a while, how is this not empathy in another sense?
The more he thought about it, the more sad he felt, He Xingyao really couldn't bear to continue, so he could only put aside his face and pretend to be relaxed and said, "Auntie, don't you still want to teach me how to make flower cakes?" Let's do it! β
Snow Lady nodded.
Although the two of them did not completely communicate with each other, she knew that He Xingyao was a very good woman, kind, intelligent, and had great love.
I don't know why, Aunt Xue just felt that the nature in front of her was very good, and there was a sense of fateful encounter, so that she had already noticed this woman when she was selling flower cakes in the distance.
Why isn't He Xingyao like this?
She knew that the flower cake made by this snow lady tasted very good, and there was a snowflake mark on the bottom of the flower cake.
Based on this, as well as the estimation of age, she knew that this person was likely to be Luo You's mother.
What's more, through the conversation just now, He Xingyao's impression of Liu Suxue is even better.
It turns out that in this world, there is no family member who leaves casually, and Luo You's mother has such a hardship.
forgot everything and returned to a peaceful life, but it couldn't be exchanged for a happy family.
He Xingyao always felt a little embarrassed, but what could she do?
Aunt Xue has a good skill in making flower cakes, and when she teaches He Xingyao, she is very serious and responsible.
Knowing if it's because this is what Aunt Xue is good at, as long as He Xingyao is so wrong, she will be nagged by her for a while.
Fortunately, He Xingyao was not disgusted by this, but enjoyed it, and the relationship between one or two people was also very happy and exceptionally harmonious.
Although Shuqing has always been in the yard, he has always cared about the situation in the kitchen, and occasionally thinks about it for a moment or two, which is not so boring.
It's also good to blow the wind and look at the scenery.
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